Bill · H.R. 6236· House(119-HR-6236)
BOOST Act of 2025
- Introduced
- 11/20/2025
- Last activity
- 11/20/2025 — Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- Sponsored by
- Rashida Tlaib
- Cosponsors
- - 10 - 0
- Introduced
- In Committee
What this bill would do
The BOOST Act of 2025 establishes a Universal Adult Assistance Program to provide monthly payments to specific adults. This program aims to increase take-home pay and enhance financial stability for American workers. Qualifying adults between the ages of 19 and 67 will receive a monthly payment of $250. To fund this, the bill creates a new supplemental individual income tax on adjusted gross income. This new tax applies to income exceeding specific exemption amounts for individuals and joint returns.
Yes· 3 of 8
Would households on low incomes be better off under this?+7
The $250 monthly payment provides significant support for low-income households without affecting other benefits.
Is this likely to lift people out of poverty?+6
The $250 monthly payment provides direct financial assistance to help adults meet basic needs.
Would people in their twenties and thirties be better off under this?+5
Young adults aged 19 to 67 receive a $250 monthly payment to enhance financial stability.
The opposite
Would high-income households be better off under this?-6
The bill imposes a new 2.5 percent tax on adjusted gross income exceeding certain thresholds.
Who it would affect, and how
Potential Positive Impacts for People
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Increased Financial Stability: The bill provides a monthly payment of $250 to qualifying adults to increase take-home pay and enhance financial stability (Section 2(a), Section 2(c)(1)).
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Protection of Existing Benefits: The adult assistance payments are not counted as income or resources when determining eligibility for other Federal, State, or local assistance programs (Section 2(f)).
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Inflation Protection for Payments: The $250 monthly payment is subject to an annual inflation adjustment based on cost-of-living adjustments starting after 2026 (Section 2(d)(1)).
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Inflation Protection for Tax Exemptions: The exemption amounts for the new supplemental tax are also adjusted for inflation starting after 2026 (Section 3(a)(c)(1)).
Potential Negative Impacts for People
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New Tax Burden: The bill imposes a supplemental individual income tax of 2.5 percent on adjusted gross income that exceeds certain exemption amounts (Section 3(a)(a)).
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No Tax Relief Options: For the new supplemental tax, individuals are not allowed to use any other credits, deductions, exclusions, or refunds to reduce the tax amount (Section 3(a)(d)(1)).
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No Carryover of Tax Benefits: Any unused amounts of disallowed credits or deductions cannot be carried forward or back to other taxable years to offset the new tax (Section 3(a)(d)(2)).
Groups and Interests Ranking
Every group the model scored this bill for, from -10 to +10. Hover a score for the reason it gave.
- Demographic And Interest Groups
- Good For Low Income Households+7Good For Middle Aged+5Good For Young Adults+5Good For Middle Class Households+4Good For High Income Households-6
- Economy And Finance
- Increases Wealthy Taxes+5Improves Economic Growth+3Increases Job Creation+1
- Social Issues And Justice
- Improves Poverty Reduction+6
- 1/12/2026
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 11/28/2025
- 1 Cosponsor added.
- 11/20/2025
- Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
- 8 Cosponsors added.
- Introduced in House
Troy CarterDemocrat · Louisiana
Ro KhannaDemocrat · California
Summer LeeDemocrat · Pennsylvania
Kweisi MfumeDemocrat · Maryland
LaMonica McIverDemocrat · New Jersey
Eleanor NortonDemocrat · District of Columbia
Ilhan OmarDemocrat · Minnesota
Ayanna PressleyDemocrat · Massachusetts
Shri ThanedarDemocrat · Michigan
Bonnie Watson ColemanDemocrat · New Jersey